Date 21/10/2015 - News People
Rhymefest is fed up. The 38-year-old Chicago native has Grammy, Oscar, and Golden Globe statuettes to his name. He?s listed as a ?co-writer? on songs like Kanye West?s ?Black Skinhead,? and ?Jesus Walks?. Common and John Legend?s Selma anthem ?Glory,? a.But you?ve never seen the man formerly known as Che Smith onstage accepting any of these coveted trophies at awards shows. Rhymefest stated ?When you look at the way artists get paid now, streaming has decimated the income of the writer, so the writer doesn?t really have a career anymore. My ASCAP royalty checks went from a lot to almost nothing.?
